Big and Small activities 大 and 小

Check out these activities for preschool children. Learn big and small using colored paper and glue. Download the Ppt to teach young students - 大 and 小。 ... Read More...

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Webinar – Tips and Tricks for Teaching Chinese Characters

Welcome, Teachers of Chinese! Our next Webinar online will be held on Sunday, September 20th from 1pm-2pm, EST. It's a great opportunity to meet other teachers... Read More...

Webinar

Dragon Kids – Chinese course for beginners

  Learn Chinese - Dragon Kids is a self-paced course that allows students to learn to speak Chinese. Each week, you will choose a Playlist of videos ... Read More...

Personalized Learning in the Chinese Classroom

What is Personalized Learning? Personalized Learning (PL) is a one-size-fits-one approach to instruction that: (1) taps into... Read More...

BlogStudent-centered Approach

Why use Immersion in the Chinese classroom?

Chinese Immersion Program from Minnetonka Public Schools on Vimeo.... Read More...

Immersion

Classroom Labels in Chinese

Use these labels to helps students learn everyday objects in your classroom. Objects include: table, chair, crayons, paper, markers, window, door, and more. ... Read More...

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Themes Overview – K-5

If you are planning themes for the new school year, use this Planning sheet to get started. Summary below: Themes_overview Grade K - Me Grade 1 - My Fr... Read More...

Curriculum MapsTheme

Let’s Go! – Transport and Vehicles

Let's Go - Transport and Vehicles Unit of Work Lesson 1 - How Do People Travel? 人用什么交通工具？ Lesson 2 - What Make Vehicles Go? 车子为什么会动？ Lesson 3 - Same... Read More...

Lesson Plans

Old MacDonald 王老先生Puppets

Use the puppets to help students learn the names of the animals in the song 'Old MacDonald had a Farm'. Watch the video here, and then ask students to make t... Read More...

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Theme: Using the internet – Curriculum Map

This unit of work is focused on the internet, and is great for High School students. Students will: Explain to people what they do through the Internet. ... Read More...

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Theme: Travel Curriculum Outline

This Curriculum Outline includes Learning Outcomes, Essential vocabulary, and sentence patterns. Suitable for High School students.   Discussing ... Read More...

Curriculum MapsHigh SchoolLesson Plans

Work Stations for students

What are Work Stations? Work Stations are sets of activities prepared by the teacher and set up in different areas of the room. Groups of students rotate aroun... Read More...

High SchoolLearning ContractsWork Stations

Speaking: Picture Talks

Picture Talks are a great way to encourage students to talk. Each Picture Talk pack includes a photo and a brainstorming worksheet for students. The workshee... Read More...

High SchoolSpeakingWorksheets

Suggest a Resource

We know how busy teachers of Chinese are, at the beginning of the school year. Why not suggest a resource and we will help you plan lessons, create Ppts, or ... Read More...

Back to SchoolClassroom Management

Panda Money (熊猫钱) for students

At the beginning of the school year, I set up a class economy. Every week I give out Panda money to students who are putting in a lot of effort, produced outsta... Read More...

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What will our Chinese classroom be like?

At the beginning of the new school year, I plan the type of classroom I want.  I ask students to think about what kind of classroom will allow them to learn eff... Read More...

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Shaving cream Chinese characters

Before students even begin to write characters with a pencil or pen, I encourage them to try some tactile activities so they can get a feel for the strokes and ... Read More...

Art and CraftWriting

Theme: Change is good Lesson Plans

Students will learn how humans, butterflies and frogs change using the Chinese language. This is a great series of lessons suitable for Preschool-2nd Grade. ... Read More...

Lesson PlansReadingSpeaking

My first Chinese characters Book for students

Starting off the new school year introducing Chinese radicals and simple characters is essential. It is important to break down the barrier that some students f... Read More...

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Learning Contracts: What are they?

For 11 years I taught Chinese at an all-boys High School. All students had an English-speaking background, and the traditional methods of Textbook learning was ... Read More...

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The secrets of Chinese characters

Do your students know the secrets of Chinese characters? This Ppt is a great way to introduce characters at the beginning of the school year. Students mus... Read More...

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